The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-20
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

against Inspectors O'Brien and Davis to re-
cover 60 600 damages for malicious prose-
cution and assault, and e1 900 damages for
the seizure and retention of moneys and
documents in connection with the arrest Of
himself and others at Loughrea for receiv-
ing tenants rents.
Signor Magliani, italian Minister Of FL
nance, has notified the Vatican that the
arrears of the Papal annuity for sixteen
years now amounts to S10,O00,0OO.
The receipts Of the French treasury for
1886 show decrease of 81, ,000, 900 francs COM
pared with those of 1885, and adefciency Of
n, ,000, 900 francs compared with the amount
estimated in the budget of 1886
A committee appointed at public meet
ing at Vancouver, B, c., waited on num-
ber Of Chinese recently arrived there and
requested them to leave, which they did.
Their return fare to Victoria was paid by
subscriptions received from citizens.
Ofhcial dispatches from Tonquln report
that the French troops made an attack on a
large rebel force entrenched at Than-Hoa,
a few days ago, but were twice repulsed.
During the fighting four Fren h officers
were wounded, five European and eight
Tonqu1n sofuierS wore Kfffeo,, and-A Aftoen
Europeans and several Tonquinese were
wounded.
There were s5s suicides in Vienna during
the past year.
A series of evictions has been begun on
the Winn estates, in County Kerry. Ireland.
AS the tenants are evicted their houses are
burned to prevent the return Of their occu-
pants. This procedure has created intense
excitement, and bloodshed will probably
result from its continuance.
Three actions have been brought by the
Dominion Government at Montreal against
]. G. Aver & Co., of Lowell, Mass, first for
condemnation OF goods seized for under
paid duty extending back for three years
and amounting to $40, 900, and third for the
penalty imposed under the act.
Lord Iddesleigh (Sir Stafford Northcote),
who recently resigned the Ministry of For
eign Affairs, died suddenly on the 18th.
While ascending the stairs Of Lord Sails
bnry's official residence in Downing street,
London, he tainted, and upon being taken
into the Prime Minister'S room almost in
stantly expired.
A London dispatch Of the 18th states that
the steamer Celtic Monarch was abandoned
at sea January Q, and that the passengers
and crew were saved. The cause of the
disaster is unknown. The Celtic Monarch
was a screw steamship of 2,014 gross tons
register and belonged to the Monarch Line
Ol LOuuOu
The Russian budget for the past yeal
shows deficit of e5, 222 ,662; extra expendi
lures for railways and harbors, e6, SIG, ,3l3
The Minister of Finance proposes to raise
e6,071, ,42s for extra expenditures by means
of loan.
Letters received at Rome from Catholic
missionaries in Central Africa, give detail:
of the massacre of native Christians al
Uganda. The writers say King Mouanga
recently discovered a servant studying 6
catechism, which so enraged him that he
caused the massacre of one hundred negro
converts. Most of the victims were burned
alive. King Mouanga vows he will destroy
all the Christians in his kingdom.
Cardinal Innocent Ferrieri died at Rome
| on the 14th in the seventy-seventh year o.
| his age. He was made Cardinal on Marcel
| ID, 1853.
War preparations continue throughou
| Europe. The English Government has de
| cided to purchase 10000 additional horses
and 500, 900 Mannlicher repeating rifles, t,
| be ready March 1. The Austrian Minister
| of War will call out several classes of re
serves in February instead of April, as in
tended, and large contracts have been mad,
1 foy ifoy ants